Matters Of Debate | Issue 17

Posted 12:48pm Sunday 31st July 2016

This column is written by the Otago University Debating Society, which meets for social debating every Tuesday at 6pm in the Commerce Building Affirmative, by By Squealer the Pig The decision to enter or continue parenthood is, for most, a serious and deliberate process and there are Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 16

Posted 12:24pm Sunday 24th July 2016

This column is written by the Otago University Debating Society, which meets for social debating every Tuesday at 6pm in the Commerce Building Affirmative, by By Squealer the Pig Major political decisions are entrusted to voters through elections and referenda because the Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 15

Posted 12:40pm Sunday 17th July 2016

Affirmative, by By Squealer the Pig The EU has become more of a super-state than a free trade zone and it is trampling on Britain’s sovereignty.  British lawmakers are beholden to European and Brussels’ parliaments, and often get outvoted on important matters. Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 13

Posted 11:57am Sunday 29th May 2016

This column is written by the Otago University Debating Society, which meets for social debating every Tuesday at 6pm in the Commerce Building Affirmative, by By Old Major Most of us probably couldn’t imagine the unbearable pain and suffering people must endure in the end stages of Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 12

Posted 12:07pm Sunday 22nd May 2016

This column is written by the Otago University Debating Society, which meets for social debating every Tuesday at 6pm in the Commerce Building Affirmative, by By Old Major The ANZ group is the largest lender to fossil fuel projects in the Pacific region. Recently, Australians have been Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 11

Posted 12:16pm Sunday 15th May 2016

This column is written by the Otago University Debating Society, which meets for social debating every Tuesday at 6pm in the Commerce Building Affirmative, by By Old Major Of the renewable energy methods which exist at present (i.e. geothermal, wind, hydroelectric, solar) nuclear fission Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 10

Posted 12:24pm Sunday 8th May 2016

This column is written by the Otago University Debating Society, which meets for social debating every Tuesday at 6pm in the Commerce Building Affirmative, by By Old Major You often hear people, normally old conservatives, complaining that too many people are going to University. It is Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 9

Posted 12:05pm Sunday 1st May 2016

This column is written by the Otago University Debating Society, which meets for social debating every Tuesday at 6pm in the Commerce Building Affirmative, by By Old Major Employers have a responsibility to ensure that their employees are working in a safe environment. That doesn’t Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 8

Posted 12:07pm Sunday 24th April 2016

This column is written by the Otago University Debating Society, which meets for social debating every Tuesday at 6pm in the Commerce Building Affirmative, by By Old Major The struggle for equal rights, equal opportunity and equal treatment of women is a noble and just pursuit. This Read more...

Matters Of Debate | Issue 7

Posted 12:10pm Sunday 17th April 2016

This column is written by the Otago University Debating Society, which meets for social debating every Tuesday at 6pm in the Commerce Building Affirmative, by By Old Major The thought of Government paying an “adequate basic income” to every resident citizen is a powerful one. Read more...